Actor Wes Studi arrested for drunken driving in NM

This July 26, 2013 booking photo, provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff shows, actor Wes Studi following his arrest on a aggravated drunken driving charge. Police say the star of "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last of the Mohicans" was arrested early Friday July 26, 2013, in Santa Fe after officers found him in a car with two blown out tires. Officers say Studi refused a breath, field and blood tests. (AP Photo/Santa Fe County Sheriff)

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Wes Studi, who appeared in "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last of the Mohicans," was arrested early Friday for aggravated drunken driving in New Mexico, authorities said.

According to a criminal complaint, Studi, 66, was arrested around 1 a.m. while at a stop sign in Santa Fe. The actor was in a 2005 black Volvo with two front tires blown out, Santa Fe police said.

Before officers arrived, a witness saw Studi try to "repair the vehicle's damaged tires in the middle of the road without the vehicle lights on," the complaint said.

When an officer asked Studi to step out of the car, the actor "needed to use the vehicle to keep his balance and then stumbled to (the officer's) patrol vehicle," the document states.

Officers at the scene said Studi's speech was slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol.

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2009 file photo shows Wes Studi at the premiere of "Avatar" in Los Angeles. Studi, a well-known for his roles in "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last of the Mohicans," was arrested early Friday, July 26, 2013, for aggravated drunken driving in New Mexico, Santa Fe police confirmed. According to a criminal complained, Studi, 66, was arrested around 1 a.m. while at a stop sign. The actor was in a 2005 black Volvo with two front tires blown out, police said. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles,File)

Police also said he was "combative and confused" and couldn't tell officers where he was headed or what he had hit to cause the tire blowouts.

Studi was being held Friday on $3,000 bond, according to police, who didn't immediately know if he had a lawyer.

In April, Studi became the second Native American inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City.

The Santa Fe resident is also known for his roles as the Apache leader in "Geronimo: An American Legend" and as Navajo detective Joe Leaphorn in made-for-TV movies based on mysteries by the late New Mexican writer Tony Hillerman.